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2024 National Minority Health Month Op-Eds by the Explorers Virtual Interns
These op-eds were written by the Science Education Partnership Virtual Explorers High School interns for the April Minority Health Month Programming held by the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at the Fred Hutch (the Community of Employees for Racial Equity, Fred Hutch Rainbow Employees for Equity, and Hutch United) in partnership with different departments (Government and Community Relations and Science Education). Each op-ed focuses on the groups and communities that are the focus of each week.
The Virtual Explorers Internship at Fred Hutch is made possible by Pathways to Cancer Research (R25CA221770), a Youth Enjoy Science Award (YES/CURE), from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health. The contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and the Fred Hutch Science Education Partnership and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI or NIH.
- Indigenous and Alaska Native Health Week: Addressing the Persistent Disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities by Etasha Thareja, Chloe Sow, and Beza Mersa
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Week: Addressing Disparities in the Healthcare Field Towards Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders by Minal Gowda and Belen Sime
- Black and African American Health Week: The Voices of African Immigrants by Yodahe Maaza
- Latinx and Hispanic American Health Week: Language: Both a Bridge and a Barrier by Andy Mejia, Betul Orhan, Miah Morales, and Melodie Duran
2023 Op-Eds:
- Week 0: Health Inequities: Attacking Health Disparities Through Social Determinants by Melodie Duran, Chloe Sow, and Ikran Abshir
- Week 1 - Indigenous and Alaska Native Health Week: Indigenous and Alaskan Native Mental Health by Taylor Neil and Raihan Hakim
- Week 2 - Latinx and Hispanic Health Week: Multilingual Practices in Healthcare by Andy M, Aaliyah B, and Lalitha C
- Week 3 - Black/African American Health Week: The Generational Scar by Faduma Yusuf and Mahelat Alamerew
- Week 4 - Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Week: Diabetes in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Groups in the US by Benjamin Pham, Etasha Thareja, and Sebastian Gurrero
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Learn MoreThe High School Pathways Research Explorer Program is a part of Pathways to Cancer Research and is funded by a Youth Enjoy Science (YES) grant from the National Cancer Institute (grant number R25CA221770). Funded by the National Cancer Institute, Pathways to Cancer Research provides education and training programs for teachers, high school students, and undergraduates. This builds on the long-standing efforts and institutional commitment by Fred Hutch to support the development of a more diverse next generation of biomedical scientists. Pathways to Cancer Research materials are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI or NIH.
